Syracuse, NY -- A man who claimed he had a gun robbed a clerk tonight at a Dollar General on James Street in Eastwood, city police said.

The man put his finger in his pocket and told the clerk he had a gun during the 8:45 p.m. robbery in the 3000 block of James Street, said Sgt. Tom Connellan. He ordered the clerk empty the register.

The man left with an undisclosed amount of cash, Connellan said. He was seen leaving in a red two-door car with another man going west down James Street. The suspect is described as about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, in his 30s, wearing a baseball cap, white T-shirt and black jeans.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Syracuse Police at 442-5222.